The potential legal battle between Bob Huggins and West Virginia continued to build Monday, with Huggins releasing a statement saying he never submitted a resignation notice to the school and should therefore still be employed as the school's head men's basketball coach.
A June 17 announcement released by the school and attributed to Huggins said he was stepping down following his arrest the night before on a charge of driving under the influence.
The arrest came just six weeks after Huggins used an anti-gay slur in a radio interview, which resulted in a three-game suspension and $1 million salary reduction.
However, in his statement Monday, Huggins said the June 17 announcement was not written by him. «I did not draft or review WVU's statement,» Huggins wrote. «This false statement was sent under my name, but no signature is included.… I am employed by WVU pursuant to an Employment Agreement.